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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
With the heat between the NHL and NHLPA right now and with players like Mathews coming up on their contracts.
I would expect that McSniffles' agent will be getting a lot of "friendly" advisory calls from the NHLPA and they've started a secret file called operation rapetheoilers.
Make no mistakes both sides will see this as a battleground contract. The NHL for cost control, the PA for setting the table for the entire salary structure of the NHL.
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Why? The Oilers are the PA's favourite team. They overpay washed-out losers, they offer sheet League Superstars like Dustin Penner and they're single-handedly responsible for the elimination of the second contract.
The Edmonton Oilers are more responsible for the state of the NHL right now than probably all of the other teams combined.